{"product_id":"citizens-without-a-city-destruction-and-despair-after-the-laquila-earthquake-hardback-9780253058850","title":"Citizens Without a City; Destruction and Despair After the L'Aquila Earthquake (Hardback) 9780253058850","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCitizens Without a City\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDestruction and Despair After the L'Aquila Earthquake\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJan-Jonathan Bock (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780253058850\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 February 2022\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e274 pages, 22 b\u0026amp;w illus. - 22 Illustrations, black and white\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.576 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCitizens Without a City\u003c\/i\u003e (2022), Jan-Jonathan Bock follows various modalities of protest and legal challenges by local residents to the postdisaster measures implemented by the Italian government to deal with the aftermath of the earthquake in L' Aquila, Italy. Through a detailed ethnography, the book shows how such post-disaster programs can divide survivors and how forms of protest and resistance by those affected by the disaster do not always succeed.\u003c\/p\u003e - Smoki Musaraj and Matt Canfield (PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 2009, after seismic tremors struck the Italian mountain town of L'Aquila, survivors were subjected to a \"second earthquake\"—invasive media attention and a relief effort that left them in a state of suspended citizenship as they were forcibly resettled and had to envision a new future.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCitizens without a City\u003c\/i\u003e, Jan-Jonathan Bock reveals how a disproportionate government response exacerbated survivors' sense of crisis, divided the local population, and induced new types of political action. Italy's disenfranchising emergency reaction relocated citizens to camps and sites across a ruined townscape, without a plan for restoration or return. Through grassroots politics, arts and culture, commemoration rituals, architectural projects, and legal avenues, local people now sought to shape their hometown's recovery. Bock combines an analysis of the catastrophe's impact with insights into post-disaster civic life, urban heritage, the politics of mourning, and community fragmentation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA fascinating read for anyone interested in urban culture, disaster, and politics, \u003ci\u003eCitizens without a City\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates how survivors battled to retain a sense of purpose and community after the L'Aquila earthquake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e1. Introduction: The L'Aquila Earthquake\u003cbr\u003e2. The State of Emergency\u003cbr\u003e3. Disaster Politics and the War Among the Poor\u003cbr\u003e4. Contesting Urban Recovery\u003cbr\u003e5. Activism and Grassroots Politics\u003cbr\u003e6. Culture and Social Recovery\u003cbr\u003e7. Mourning in Court\u003cbr\u003e8. Conclusion: A Future for L'Aquila\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52525362446616,"sku":"9780253058850","price":53.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/citizens-without-a-city-destruction-and-despair-after-the-laquila-earthquake-hardback-9780253058850","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}